The Essex is a lead and silver mine located in Inyo county, California at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 36.76944, -117.88389
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Essex MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Essex
Secondary: Big Silver
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Inyo
District: Ubehebe
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): SILVER BEARING ORE ALONG BEDDING PLANES OF LIMESTONE, ALSO IN CROSS FRACTURES AND FISSURES CUTTING LIMESTONE AND DIORITE. MOST INTENSE ENRICHMENT OCCURS NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN LIMESTONE AND DIORITE. 2 SYSTEMS OF VEINS, ONE TREND NORTH, OTHER TRENDS EAST.
Comment (Workings): AT 2150 FT. ELEVATION; TUNNEL, DRIVEN S 45 W FOR 250 FT. AT 2150 FT, ANOTHER TUNNEL DRIVEN 136 FT. ON EAST - WEST VEIN. AT 2800 FT, A CROSSCUT TUNNEL IS DRIVEN S 20 E. NUMBER OF SHORT TUNNELS RANGING FROM 20 - 50 FT. IN LENGTH.
Comment (Location): UTM EST. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :UNDETERMINED
Comment (Production): REPORTED TO CARRY 30 OZ AG PER TON AND SORTED UP TO 200 OZ AG PER TON. SHIPPED ORE 1928 ; RECOVERY 1.75 % PB, 65.6 OZ AG PER TON, SOME COPPER AND GOLD.
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: GEOLOGY IN VICINITY OF MINE IS MADE UP OF SILURIAN AND ORDOVICIAN METAMORPHIC LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE. LIMESTONE IS CUT BY NUMEROUS INTRUSIONS OF FINE-GRAINED, DARK-GREEN HORNBLENDE DIORITE.
References
Reference (Production): TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , P. 477 - 478 (SEE REF.)
Reference (Deposit): GOODWIN, J. C., 1957 , LEAD AND ZINC IN CALIFORNIA; CALIF. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 53 , NO. 3 & 4 ; DIV. OF MINES, P. 470 .
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B., 1926 , LOS ANGELES FIELD DIV., 22ND REPT. STATE MINERALOGIST; CALIF. MIN. BUR., P. 477 - 478 .
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